Betty Lou Blue bird

Is it OK to post something like this?

It's really, really old...

from a

1917

Fleisher's Knitting and Crochet Manual

I haven't seen this label on threads...

hmmmm.

So, if it's not OK 

Tell me - Please.

My Mom says her nick-name was 

Betty Lou Blue bird, when she was little.

She was also called 

Betty Lou Red bird - 

wonder if it was the same person who

used those nick names?

Mom's day tomorrow is huge 

and she

is ever present in my mind.

My hands can't make this

even to honor Mom.

But - someone might want to take on the project

for their own special little bird.

10 or 11 skeins of snow white

1 ball or skein of 233 

and 

1 ball or skein of 235

Fleisher's Germantown Zephyr, 4-fold

Amber hook 3 1/2.

4 stitches = 1 inch

5 rows = 1 inch

Chain 123.

Work even for 190 rows

using a single crochet catching both threads

With blue - copy the Blue Bird design in cross stitch

Placing the birds as shown in illustration.

 

a sweet blanket 

crocheted with love.

Deep breaths - but not too many at once.